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Activist Lab

Faculty & Staff

Founder and Director

  • Headshot of Dr. Karen Liller wearing a grey blazer and white shirt in front of a grey backdrop. Karen D. Liller, PhD, CPH, FAAAS, FAAHB
    Karen D. Liller, PhD, CPH, FAAAS, FAAHB
    Distinguished University Health Professor

We're all about students finding their voice and learning how to be great advocates and leaders.
Come join us at our next board meeting or event!

Staff

2023 Activist Lab Student Advisory Board members posing together.

Student Advisory Board

Members of the Activist Lab's Student Advisory Board have the opportunity to gain professional advocacy, leadership, and mentoring skills while helping to shape the direction and progress of the Activist Lab and its engagement with surrounding communities.

Faculty Advisory Board

  • Joe Bohn, PhD, MBA
    Joe Bohn, PhD, MBA
    Associate Professor; Director of Community Engagement
  • Somer Burke, EdD, MPH, CPH
    Somer Burke, EdD, MPH, CPH
    Director of Student Success and Wellbeing
  • Ellen M. Daley, PhD
    Ellen M. Daley, PhD
    Professor; Senior Associate Dean for Research and Practice; Director of the Chiles Center
  • Katherine Drabiak, JD
    Katherine Drabiak, JD
    Professor
  • Jay Evans, MBA, MPH
    Jay Evans, MBA, MPH
    Vice Dean for Finance and Operations; COO
  • Tricia Penniecook, MD, MPH
    Tricia Penniecook, MD, MPH
    Associate Professor; Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs and Development
  • Donna J. Petersen, PhD
    Donna J. Petersen, PhD
    Professor
  • Natalie Preston-Washington, MPA
    Natalie Preston-Washington, MPA
    Director of Engagement and Constituent Relations
  • Roneé Wilson, PhD
    Roneé Wilson, PhD
    Associate Professor